⭐ Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition allows guests to admire Michelangelo's masterpieces up close like never before. After making its way through Shanghai, Chicago, Vancouver, Berlin, Vienna, and many other cities around the world, this experience is coming to Portland at last!
🚨 This is the last chance to buy your tickets! The exhibition ends on August 26 and tickets are selling fast! 🚨
Tickets
🎫 Standard Admission - includes entry to the experience plus an audio guide (guests recommended to bring their own headphones)
- Adult (ages 13+)
- Child (ages 4–12)
- Senior (ages 65+), Student, or Military - valid ID required
🎫 Souvenir Package - includes entry to the experience plus an audio guide (guests recommended to bring their own headphones), souvenir guide, and postcard (additional $14 value)
- Adult (ages 13+)
- Senior (ages 65+), Student, or Military - valid ID required
Highlights
🎨 Gain an up-close understanding of the artistic mastery and inspiration behind Michelangelo's brilliant works of art in the Sistine Chapel
👨🎨 Surround yourself in the artist's masterpieces under a life-size perspective
📽️ A one-of-a-kind experience! Brought to you by the organizers of the finest in themed exhibitions such as Star Trek, King Tut, Titanic, Frida Kahlo, Michael Jackson and more
✨ Life-size, hands-free, and perfect for our socially-distant yet innovative world
General Info
📅 Date: from August, 2022
🕒 Opening hours (time slots available every half hour): Tuesdays – Sundays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (last entry) ; Exhibit Closes at 7:30pm.
⏳ Duration: approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes
📍 Location: Pioneer Place, 700 SW 5th Ave (The Exhibition is in the lower level of Pioneer Place; enter at SW 4th Street and Yamhill and take the escalator downstairs directly under Saint Laurent)
👤 Age requirement: all ages are welcome
♿ Accessibility: the exhibition is wheelchair accessible
❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here
✔️ Safety measures will be in place throughout the experience
Description
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition showcases the awe and wonder of arguably one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements, while allowing its visitors to experience this art from an up-close, life-size, and never-before-seen perspective. With special expertise and care, the ceiling paintings from the Sistine Chapel have been reproduced in a truly unique way using licensed high definition photos. Brought to life using a special printing technique that emulates the look and feel of the original paintings, visitors are given a chance to engage with the artwork in ways that were never before possible: seeing every detail, every brushstroke, and every color of the artist’s 34 frescoes. Each image is accompanied by informative signage, and audio guides are available to rent for an even more in-depth experience. This globally successful exhibition is an innovative and unique interpretation of Michelangelo’s timeless masterpiece. Whether visitors have already been to the Sistine Chapel or not, everyone can admire the artwork up close, at their own pace, and with the ability to capture photographic memories of this iconic work.
- The staff was incredibly helpful. The content of the exhibit was excellent, very well done.
- Beautiful and informative display.
- We enjoyed it.
- Had a wonderful time. Loved seeing the close up of all the artwork. Incredible, painstaking work. Also, the staff was very friendly and helpful in getting us going with the technology.
- It was a great show and cool to explore all the art pieces with the information telling you all about it!!
- The audio was very helpful and really added to the overall appreciation of this wonderful exhibit.
- Great. Not crowded so could move around and see the images very easily. Having seen the real thing, getting an up close view was even more enlightening.
- It was so cool to see these pieces up close and hear all of the stories behind them!
- We enjoyed Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel exhibit. We learned so much. Plus parking was easy and venue staff were delightful and accommodating. Thanks for the benches throughout the exhibit.
- I was there with my two granddaughters ages 18 and 15. We loved it. I have seen the Sistine Ceiling twice….it was exciting to be able to appreciate this magnificence up close.
- Amazing to see such detail. Loved it!
- A few more benches for sitting.
- Excellent, good program and excellent staff, very helpful and courteous. Great location
- Very educational. I truly enjoyed the exhibit. Thank you.
- Amazing and well presented!